The Indie Reviewers List

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1. Suzannah Burke | October 8, 2010 at 6:09 pm | Reply

   The site is looking good Simon. Please feel free to add my site to the list of people that are happy to do Indie reviews. I also interview new authors.
   regards

   Soooz.

   • Simon Royle | October 8, 2010 at 6:19 pm | Reply

     Thank you Suzie. Your site has been added to the list.

2. Kim | October 9, 2010 at 12:19 pm | Reply

   Thank you for including us! Our hope is to highlight all of the wonderful independent bookstores people can visit.

   • Simon Royle | October 9, 2010 at 12:24 pm | Reply

     My pleasure Kim. Please spread the word about the list through the independent bookstores. I know that many of the independent bookstores have blogs or websites. Thank you for your reviews of Indie books.

3. Markus | October 25, 2010 at 3:46 am | Reply

   This is a very helpful list. Thanks for taking the time to pull all these sites together in one place.

   • Simon Royle | October 25, 2010 at 11:02 am | Reply

     Thanks Markus.

4. MeiLin Miranda | October 29, 2010 at 12:10 pm | Reply

   Holy cats! I was literally just wishing for a list like this. Thank you!

   • Simon Royle | October 29, 2010 at 12:13 pm | Reply

     Hi MeiLin. If you find it useful, please stick a link on your blog, so that your readers know where they can find quality reviewers of Indie books.

     Thanks,
     Simon

5. M T McGuire | October 31, 2010 at 3:26 am | Reply

   This is a class list! Thank you, thank you, Sam I am.

   MTM

6. Stephen Windwalker | November 10, 2010 at 6:40 am | Reply

   Hi Simon,

   Thanks for this great list, which I discovered because it is sending traffic my way, thank you. Regarding my own Kindle Nation site at http://kindlehomepage.blogspot.com, I appreciate being included, although I should say that we rarely do reviews. What we do are sponsorships, and in the course of it we often say positive and truthful things above and beyond the copy submitted by an author or publisher, but we always identify a sponsorship as such so that nobody will think they are reading an objective review.

   All that being said, I wonder if you would mind if I included your list on our indieKindle site and newsletter for authors and publishers at http://indiekindle.blogspot.com, as a resource. Of course I would link back to you.

   Cheers,
   Steve Windwalker

   • Simon Royle | November 10, 2010 at 7:08 am | Reply

     Steve,
     Good to see that the page, and its intended purpose, is working. Kindle Nation is a fantastic site and a great resource for Indie writers. As soon as my book is finally ready I’ll be taking one of your Gold Sponsorships. A rare review is still a review. Frankly, putting out up front that you have sponsorship is refreshing, and that’s why you’re on the list. A link to the list from your site would be great and much appreciated.

     Cheers,
     Simon

     • Vicki | November 10, 2010 at 8:08 am | Reply

       Not to mention an excellent reputation.

       Simon, if I were you, I’d book a slot now. Sleight Malice features today and I booked the sponsorship almost two months ago.

       Cheers
       Vicki

       • Simon Royle | November 10, 2010 at 8:15 am | Reply

         Thanks for heads up – I’ve dashed off an email

7. Candy Beauchamp | November 20, 2010 at 11:58 pm | Reply

   I review 1-3 indie books per week over on my site, would love to be added. Thanks, Simon!

   • Simon Royle | November 21, 2010 at 12:54 am | Reply

     Hi Candy, I’ve added you to the Prolific category. Thanks for the great work you do

8. James Hutchings | March 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm | Reply

   http://vintageindie.typepad.com/vintage_indie seems to be about handicrafts rather than books.

   • Simon Royle | March 8, 2011 at 10:35 am | Reply

     Thanks James, they used to review the odd indie book. However am reworking this list and your input is appreciated. Thanks.

9. James Hutchings | March 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm | Reply

   http://web.me.com/craftycmc/IBC/Home.html is a dead link.

10. renee goudeau | March 29, 2011 at 1:52 am | Reply

    You said to let you know if review sites charge. Well, I contacted one excellent site with a superlative reputation: Midwest Book review. And they wrote back that they charge $50 for a Kindle review.

    They are so well thought of that it’s worth it to me. But still…

    • Simon Royle | March 29, 2011 at 6:19 am | Reply

      Unfortunate that they decided to do that – will be deleted on next maintenance round.

      Thanks,
      Simon

11. Adam Bourke | April 3, 2011 at 6:31 am | Reply

    Hi,

    I’m number 57 on your list up there, SFandFantasyReviews.blogspot, and Unfortunately I now do not fit the criteria for this list. I’m still free, and I still review Indie books (although I do non-indie books as well). I’m still actively reviewing. In fact, Starting next week, I’m planning on ramping it up to two reviews per week.

    But I don’t do eBooks. I don’t know if that’s a new criteria, because I don’t remember it, but since the majority of my site’s traffic comes through this site, I was hoping you could make an exception? I do leave a review on iBooks…

    I understand that it may not be possible, but I hope it is. I think that this is a great, and helpful list, and thank you for including me on it thus far.

    Thanks,
    Adam Bourke

    • Simon Royle | April 3, 2011 at 7:45 am | Reply

      I’d be a real meanie if I cut off the majority of your traffic now wouldn’t I? So I am going to leave you on the list – I’ll make a comment that you cannot review ebooks but have stepped up to reviewing two books a week.

      And Adam, thank you, on behalf of us indie authors for what you do – without people like you, we’d all still be struggling to get the word out. So thanks and I hope the traffic builds for you even more – in fact I’m sending you the indieview guidelines so that you can be indieviewed and increase your traffic Have a great day.

12. R.E Schobernd | April 27, 2011 at 11:37 pm | Reply

    I recently received a review from a blogger who is not listed on your site. I’ll contact him and give him your link and let him initiate contact.
    Thanks for doing so much for the indy authors.
    Bob

    • Simon Royle | April 29, 2011 at 6:40 pm | Reply

      Thanks Bob

13. Chris M. Finkelstein | May 8, 2011 at 11:54 am | Reply

    Thank you! What a time-saver!

14. jenny | May 10, 2011 at 7:05 pm | Reply

    http://indiereader.com charge $35 for reviews.

    • Simon Royle | May 11, 2011 at 8:01 am | Reply

      Yep, so they do and they’re off the list.

15. Tony James Slater | May 19, 2011 at 7:28 am | Reply

    Hi Simon!
    Just thought I’d add my thanks to that of all the other indie authors who must be foaming at the mouth to get hold of a list like this! It’s really going to help me out with my promoting, which often seems to guzzle time out of my life. I got here via a link from Dave Gaughran’s blog – he’s a newcomer with some interesting stuff to say about his self publishing journey, hopefully he’ll send a few more eager newbies (like me) here, to the betterment of all! Wow. So betterment really IS a word…
    Cheers!
    Tony

    • Simon Royle | May 19, 2011 at 1:42 pm | Reply

      Hi Tony,
      Thanks I checked out Dave’s blog – a good read with lots of good information.

16. karen wester newton | June 1, 2011 at 9:10 am | Reply

    Hi! Just wanted to point out that when I clicked http://gracekrispy.blogspot.com/ I got a page that says the site has now moved to http://gracekrispy.com.

    • Simon Royle | June 1, 2011 at 10:32 am | Reply

      Thanks, Karen. I’d changed the name of the link but not the link itself.

17. Catherine Chisnall | July 22, 2011 at 1:26 am | Reply

    Hi Simon

    Just to say thanks for this list of indie reviewers, its indispensible!

    Catherine

    • Simon Royle | July 22, 2011 at 7:37 am | Reply

      Thanks Catherine, it’s a love of labour…

18. Bertena Varney | August 2, 2011 at 11:36 am | Reply

    I have several comments here.
    First thank you for this list.
    Second if anyone on her wants to be a part of my book blog tour and do reviews they can email me at mysticalevents.webs.com.. if this is ok. if not I understand.
    Third I want to be a part of the indie authors list. Do I approach the reviewers or do I request through you? My book is non fiction paranormal ebook

    All of this is just GREAT!!!

    Thank you

    • Simon Royle | August 2, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Reply

      Hi Bertena,

      Thanks for the kinds words. To get on the Indie Authors List, as it says, you need at least 1 three star review from one of the reviewers listed on the Indie Reviewers List. If you have this, then head over to the Join menu on the right side bar. If you do not, then you’ll need to contact the right reviewers for your type of book, follow their submission guidelines and wait to get your book accepted for review by one of them. Best of luck, Simon

19. Paul Collis | August 4, 2011 at 12:08 am | Reply

    Hi Simon,
    you’re offering a great service for us indies.
    Here’s another excellent review site for your list (well, they liked my book… ) The New Podler. They post a review every week or two.

    http://thenewpodlerreviews.blogspot.com/

    thanks,
    Paul Collis.

    • Simon Royle | August 4, 2011 at 10:51 am | Reply

      Thanks Paul,

      I’ll add the new podler and see if they want to post to Latest Indie Book reviews. Bit pressed for time at the moment but I’ll be adding your review a little later today. I also have about 15 reviewers to add. Never enough time in a day…

20. ANITA F. VENEZIA | August 12, 2011 at 7:27 am | Reply

    What a great site! I am in a quandary; as a self-published indie writer, like many of us denied by Big House publishers who do not want to take chances , I am in search of reviewers. My book is fiction; black market antiquities traders in 1960s Italy. It has all the elements–love, hate, duplicity, revenge, murder, infidelity and contains the history of Etruscans and early inhabitants of pre-Roman Italy to set up the reader for the grave goods found in cities of the dead. It is an exciting read from all reports, and I would be very happy if a reviewer on this esteemed list would offer to take a read and comment. If someone sees this post, kindly contact ANITA F> VENEZIA author Crosswinds at Campo Carcasso.

    • Simon Royle | August 12, 2011 at 7:36 am | Reply

      Hi Anita, thanks for the compliment. Your book sounds very interesting, however, waiting for reviewers to contact you for a review is setting yourself up for a very long wait. Most, if not all, of the reviewers on this list have a TBR queue that is longer than the River Nile and none, to my knowledge, have ever written an author asking to review their book.

      If you want reviews I suggest you start emailing, personally, each of the reviewers who are likely to accept. Read their submissions guidelines carefully and then write about 30 emails. Address each personally and mention the reviewers site personally – an impersonal mail merge is NOT going to stand out enough for a reviewer to accept.

      Good luck!

21. Catherine Chisnall | August 19, 2011 at 3:39 pm | Reply

    Simon, I could not find Babs World of Books anywhere, I kept getting redirected and ended up with ‘this website cannot be found’. Just to let you know.

    • Simon Royle | August 20, 2011 at 7:46 am | Reply

      Hi Catherine, Thanks for pointing that out. Babs has changed the name of her site to Bab’s Book Bistro. We’ve updated the links and got the universe back in alignment – thanks again

22. James | August 24, 2011 at 4:06 pm | Reply

    There’s something fishy about Daily eBook Reviews. They solicit your email address and your joining their newsletter. Then they ask you to confirm by clicking a link to an incoming email that invites you to join a contest to win 1 million euros. Sounds spammy to me and I backed out.

    • Simon Royle | August 25, 2011 at 8:29 pm | Reply

      That sounds ugly. I’ll check it out – thanks for the heads up. [EDIT] Update after checking it out.
      James, I checked out the link as it is in the database and I subscribed to the newsletter. I got a totally legitimate email and link back. No lotteries or scams. Site looks 100% genuine indie to me. Probably you have a redirect virus or worm happening within your own system. Check it out. Good luck.

23. Pavarti K Tyler | November 15, 2011 at 9:25 pm | Reply

    Hi! My listing only says I post to my blog but I post to Amazon and Goodreads as well as a matter of course, other sites on request. I can’t see how to change it. Would you mind updating for me?
    Thanks!
    Pav

    • admin | November 16, 2011 at 8:40 am | Reply

      Information is taken from the submissions page on your blog – however will update for you on the weekend. Probably should change the form to include this item

24. Maria Violante | November 16, 2011 at 6:08 am | Reply

    I filled out the form a while ago (maybe a week?) but have not as of yet heard anything. I do book reviews for Indie and Self-Published authors @ http://www.mariaviolante.com. Please add me to the list! (We do fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, and horror).

    • admin | November 16, 2011 at 8:38 am | Reply

      You have been listed and an email sent to you asking you to check your listing – suggest a peek at your spam folder. Meanwhile, type Maria in the search box .

      • Maria Violante | November 18, 2011 at 7:28 am | Reply

        Um, oops. Heh…..

25. Harry Freedman | November 29, 2011 at 11:32 pm | Reply

    Really useful site, thanks for putting it together Simon

    • admin | December 1, 2011 at 7:02 am | Reply

      Pleasure, Harry, thanks for stopping by.

26. matthew iden | December 1, 2011 at 6:45 am | Reply

    Looks like the link to Red Adept is broken.

    • admin | December 1, 2011 at 7:01 am | Reply

      Thanks – and fixed.

27. Rebecca Burke | December 2, 2011 at 10:53 pm | Reply

    Thanks so much for this list.

    I’ve invested so much time into publishing my books with a professional level of editing, art design (getting a redo for first two covers, this time w/ a pro), etc., that I haven’t done much legwork in marketing. I am grateful for a list of vetted reviewers. A gift!

    Looking into the future, reviewing “good” ebooks is one of my plans for an upcoming blog. I wrote Sunday book reviews for the Des Moines Register in a previous incarnation and had a book review column in a regional mag. I love reviewing (sometimes more than writing my own books) and realize just how important it is to have sites where readers can trust reviewers to steer them away from poorly written books. Cheers!

28. Sabrina Sumsion | January 4, 2012 at 1:08 pm | Reply

    I also do author interviews and book reviews. Please add me to your list as well!

    I review science fiction, fantasy, chic lit, anything with an amusing plot line. I do not review anything with excessive violence, sex etc. All my reviews have a section for cautious readers and I don’t like posting anything that would make my mom too uncomfortable.

    Here’s the link to my guidelines: http://www.sabrinasumsion.com/index.php/writing-industry/15-book-reviews/26-book-review-guidelines

    • admin | January 4, 2012 at 1:15 pm | Reply

      Hi Sabrina, Please use the form called Join the Indie Reviewer’s List – thanks

29. Kirsten Zeller | January 5, 2012 at 7:05 am | Reply

    I’m just about ready to publish an ebook, and am so thankful for this site. It’s exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for doing this.

    • admin | January 9, 2012 at 12:31 pm | Reply

      Glad it helps Kirsten

30. Foxtrot | April 18, 2012 at 2:54 am | Reply

    FYI:

    While the 4 sites you list up front under “Prolific Indie Reviewers” are indeed prolific (and kudos for that!), indie authors might also be interested to note:

    1. BigAl’s Books and Pals: Has not been “accepting unsolicited review submissions” since May 17, 2011.

    2. Candy’s Raves: Has a backlog of over 90 books to review as of September 25, 2011.

    3. TC Booked Up: States at the end of his review guidelines, in bold, “Please note I am not presently accepting new requests.”

    4. Wading Through Electronic Ink: Reviews only “YA fantasy/paranormal novels”.

    In other words, these sites may be of limited use to general eBook authors at present.

    However, I look forward to perusing the rest of your list…

    …and thank you for compiling it and providing such a valuable resource.

    • admin | April 18, 2012 at 6:10 am | Reply

      Hi Foxtrot,

      Yes your observation is true, however the list is also for readers and at the moment the reviewers listed are the only one’s who fulfill the criteria for “Prolific”. There’re another 131, reviewers on the list. One of the challenges with the list is the speed with which reviewers come and go, and the speed with which their TBR queues fill up.

      Cheers,
      Admin

31. Stan Brown | April 25, 2012 at 7:30 am | Reply

    This site does not review self-published works.

    http://www.lettersinsideout.net/policies/review-policy/

    • admin | April 25, 2012 at 7:39 am | Reply

      Thanks for the notice, Stan. Just removed them – people change… We check the site’s review policy at time of inclusion in the list and then rely on our readers for notice that they have changed – so thanks again for letting us know

32. Mary Sisson | April 26, 2012 at 11:40 am | Reply

    Just to let you know, Allie is no longer reviewing books, either.
    http://blog.aliciawb.com/2012/03/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-fish.html

    –Mary

    • admin | April 26, 2012 at 12:16 pm | Reply

      Thanks, and keep ‘em coming. The goal is to keep the list as current and accurate as possible – the good news is that I have ten reviewers waiting in queue to join the list You lose some, you gain some…

33. Tuesday | April 30, 2012 at 1:15 am | Reply

    Hi, I have a new blog for reviewing books (focus on Indie) and short fiction. I filled out the form to be added a while ago, and I wondered how long it took to be added to the list.

    Great concept!!!

    • admin | April 30, 2012 at 6:42 am | Reply

      Hi Ravenous,

      No fixed time on that it depends purely on when time is available. Usually we wait till we have a block of ten to add (which is now) and then update. Soon and thanks for your patience.

34. Elizabeth Ann West | May 5, 2012 at 12:34 pm | Reply

    Marina Scott, Writing Unhooked, appears to be deleted by the authors and I did a Google search of the blog name to see if it maybe moved, but no dice. Just trying to help curate. It was a random first click.

    • admin | May 5, 2012 at 12:45 pm | Reply

      Thanks, Elizabeth, much appreciated .

35. Katja | May 6, 2012 at 7:58 pm | Reply

    Thanks for adding me! If I ever start having links to other sites on my blog, I’ll be sure to add yours.

36. Susan Helene Gottfried | May 9, 2012 at 1:53 am | Reply

    Simon: I was hacked and lost over 2/3 of my site. Here’s a new link to my review policy. http://westofmars.com/west-of-mars/rock-fiction/book-review-requirements/

    Also, I’ll post reviews to Amazon, GoodReads, Smashwords, and B&N. Right now, you have me listed as only posting to my blog.

    Thanks for the update and for all you do!

    • admin | May 9, 2012 at 7:11 am | Reply

      Sorry to hear that, Susan. I’ll get that sorted for you some time today.

37. Cathy Speight | May 11, 2012 at 3:01 am | Reply

    I would like to take my name off the list? How do I do that?

    • admin | May 12, 2012 at 8:12 am | Reply

      Done. Thanks for contributing Cathy.

38. sandra gardner | May 16, 2012 at 7:18 am | Reply

    Hi
    Just discovered your group on Absolute Write Water Cooler. Is there a way I can get my new cozy mystery, MOTHER, MURDER AND ME, reviewed by one of your reviewers? It’s just been published by a small, indie publisher, Swyers Publishing, and is now available on Amazon.com, B&N.com, Smashwords.com, and from the publisher. ps you can read more about the book on one of those sites or on my face book page: Sandra Gardner (sandywritesbooks@gmail.com)
    thanks!
    Sandy Gardner

    • admin | May 17, 2012 at 9:07 am | Reply

      “Is there a way I can get my new cozy mystery, MOTHER, MURDER AND ME, reviewed by one of your reviewers?”

      We do not have any influence over what reviewers read and review. All we do is list where they are. The best way to get your book reviewed is to find those on the indie reviewers list who might want to review your book by writing to them and asking them.

39. Jonathan | May 17, 2012 at 8:31 am | Reply

    This list is incredibly useful. Thank you so much for compiling it and sharing it with us indie authors.

    That being said, I approached http://www.bzhercules.com/book_review_suggestions.html
    for a review and they replied that they now charge $7.99 — although they offered to do mine for free because I approached them “before the change” (I approached them today and the email felt automated) — and then they evidently list your book on their website for sale with you “keeping all the profits”.

    Although I could easily be wrong, this doesn’t quite feel “right” to me. Needless to say, I politely declined their invitation.

    In any case, I thought you should know.

    And thank you again so very much for the obvious time, effort, and attention you put to this. Greatly appreciated.

    Jonathan

    • admin | May 17, 2012 at 8:43 am | Reply

      Yes, looks like they have changed and are charging – they will be removed immediately.

      Thanks for the heads up.